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Fed shutdown forces NSF websites to go dark

Posted October 1, 2013 - 5:59 pm

The partial U.S. government shutdown that began Tuesday morning counts the National Science Foundation websites and applications, and those who would use them, as victims.
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Replacing silicon with nanotubes could revolutionize tech

Posted October 1, 2013 - 2:45 pm

Stanford breakthrough could affect everything from smartphones to laptops, cars and smart eyeglasses.
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Space station to get its own 3D printer

Posted September 30, 2013 - 12:13 pm

NASA will equip astronauts on the International Space Station with their very own 3D printer sometime next year.
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Study credits conservation for comeback of some endangered European species

Posted September 26, 2013 - 5:42 pm

Being an endangered species isn't always a one-way ticket to extinction.
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Prepare for Earth's doom (in 1.75 billion years or so)

Posted September 19, 2013 - 11:02 am

Maybe trying to settle humans on Mars isn't such a bad idea after all. Because we are racing against the clock!
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Inflatable antenna would give tiny satellites great reach

Posted September 10, 2013 - 9:37 am

Satellites the size of shoe boxes, which are expected to one day let researchers explore space more economically, will soon have a much longer reach.
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These are the world's happiest countries

Posted September 9, 2013 - 7:57 am

The five happiest countries in the world are in Northern Europe and led by Denmark, according to a Columbia University survey.
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Think your Internet connection is weak? Try logging on from Saturn

Posted September 5, 2013 - 9:38 am

As mankind continues to explore the boundaries of space, expect YouTube and Funny Or Die to be along for the ride.
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Haven't applied to die on Mars yet? You only have 5 days!

Posted August 26, 2013 - 1:34 pm

If you harbor any hopes of being on board the spaceship scheduled to reach Mars in 2023, better get that application in by Saturday.
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Researchers send data without battery, transmitter

Posted August 16, 2013 - 2:27 pm

Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a way to communicate over short distances using devices that don't require batteries or transmit any signals.
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Mars One project passes milestone

Posted August 12, 2013 - 11:53 am

The number of applicants for a one-way ticket to Mars continues to grow.
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IBM devises software for its experimental brain-like chips

Posted August 8, 2013 - 12:03 am

Following up on work commissioned by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), IBM has developed a programming paradigm, and associated simulator and basic software library, for its experimental SyNAPSE processor.
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How many Mona Lisas can fit on the head of a pin?

Posted August 7, 2013 - 1:49 pm

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers use nanotechnology to create world's smallest version of da Vinci's masterpiece.
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Astronaut controls robot on Earth from the ISS

Posted July 26, 2013 - 7:14 pm

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station used an extraterrestrial remote control system on Friday to maneuver a robot rover at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Dolphins may call each other by name (but let's face it, nicknames would be more impressive)

Posted July 23, 2013 - 1:18 pm

The distinct whistles that dolphins emit may serve as their names, scientists now suspect.
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Bread loaf-size spacecraft with tiny plasma thrusters may study deep space

Posted July 12, 2013 - 8:59 am

Engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to use spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread to study interplanetary space faster and cheaper.
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Human head transplant is 'bad science,' says neurologist who just may have a point

Posted July 3, 2013 - 9:29 am

One neuroscientist believes human heads can be transplanted onto host bodies, but another doctor thinks this is crazy talk.
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We want to be surprised, CERN scientist says

Posted July 2, 2013 - 11:43 am

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is currently undergoing some major upgrades, which will bring scientists closer than ever before to the secrets of the universe when the particle accelerator is up and running again in 2015.
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MIT researchers can see through walls using 'Wi-Vi'

Posted June 27, 2013 - 8:37 pm

If Google Glass isn't enough to get you worried about technology, how about a device that can see through walls using Wi-Fi?
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Start-up plans 'fleet' of satellites taking photos of Earth for massive, open database

Posted June 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

A start-up begun by three former NASA scientists wants to create an open database of Earth images that will spur positive global action.
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Intel explores brain scanning to make roads safer

Posted June 25, 2013 - 8:47 pm

Researchers at Intel are hoping a little insight into the way drivers think as they hurtle down the highway can be harnessed to make roads safer.
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No, the moon didn't get bigger (and isn't going to crash into us)

Posted June 24, 2013 - 9:31 am

If you thought Sunday's full moon seemed brighter than normal, it wasn't your imagination.
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Congress looks to kill NASA's plan to capture an asteroid

Posted June 20, 2013 - 3:57 pm

House Republican leaders are shooting to get astronauts on the moon and Mars, but they're trying to nix the president's asteroid plans.
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Actually, NASA, we were counting on you to find the asteroids that could kill us

Posted June 19, 2013 - 1:35 pm

When our space agency turns to citizen astronomers to help find dangerous asteroids, is it time to worry?
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Know a kid obsessed with Mars? Here's the perfect gift

Posted June 18, 2013 - 11:24 am

If a child you know is into LEGOs and space, you cannot go wrong with this gift.
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